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conduct

[kon-duhkt, kuhn-duhkt] / ˈkɒn dʌkt, kənˈdʌkt /




VERB
comport oneself
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG
WEAK


Usage

What are other ways to say conduct? To conduct is to precede or escort to a place, sometimes with a degree of ceremony: to conduct a guest to his room. Guide implies continuous presence or agency in showing or indicating a course: to guide a traveler. To direct is to give information for guidance, or instructions or orders for a course of procedure: to direct someone to the station. To lead is to bring onward in a course, guiding by contact or by going in advance; hence, figuratively, to influence or induce to some course of conduct: to lead a procession; to lead astray.

Example Sentences

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The US rapper subsequently expressed regret for his conduct, blaming it on his bipolar disorder.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

"I am in no doubt custody will reflect the gravity and scale of your offending and will deter others from such conduct in future."

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

They noted that Cuba's government allowed an FBI team to visit Cuba last week to conduct an independent investigation into a deadly shooting involving a US-registered boat.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

It added that the publisher regretted his conduct “and did not intend his actions to upset anyone.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

In fact, his conduct approached that of a bully, and he was given to swaggering up and down before Spitz’s very nose.

From "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London